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Carlson took aim at the rebrand during his prime time show Friday night, criticizing in particular changes made to the shoes worn by the female M&Ms mascots, arguing M&Ms wanted all characters to be “deeply unappealing and totally androgynous.” Mars announced on Thursday that the company would make changes to M&Ms as part of its “global commitment to creating a world where everyone feels they belong, and society is inclusive....

Carlson made the remarks during the latest edition of his Fox News opinion show Tucker Carlson Tonight. He was responding to backlash over making the same argument on Fox News last Thursday, sparking many critics to note that his argument was strikingly similar to a white nationalist conspiracy theory known as “the Great Replacement Theory.” “Demographic change is the key to the Democratic party’s political ambitions,” Carlson said. “In order to win and maintain power, Democrats plan to change the population of the country … That is probably true, and because it’s true it drives them absolutely crazy when you say it out loud....

The Hill TV host Saagar Enjeti asked Gabbard, a National Guardsman who has twice deployed to the Middle East, for her reaction to a Washington Post report about U.S. officials lying to Americans about progress being made during the Afghan War. Gabbard called for a congressional inquiry into the matter. “We’ve known for so long that it is the military industry complex, contractors, consultants like McKinsey who are profiting off of this scam that has ripped off the American taxpayer of over a trillion dollars just in Afghanistan alone,” she said....

We will look at the effectiveness of tumor treating fields, how they appear to work, how skin irritation is managed, and what you can expect when undergoing this treatment. Importance and History Tumor treating fields are sometimes referred to as the “fourth modality” of cancer treatment, joining surgery, radiation therapy, and systemic treatments (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, hormonal therapy, and immunotherapy). As both the incidence and survival rates from cancer increase, researchers have been taking particular interest in treatments that have less impact on the quality of life for people living with cancer....

Mitchell Duke’s superb header – glancing home Craig Goodwin’s deflected cross in the 23rd minute – proved to be the winner as the Socceroos claimed their first World Cup finals win since beating Serbia in 2010. Graham Arnold’s side, beaten 4-1 by France in their opener, will now face Denmark in their final group game on Wednesday, November 30, in buoyant mood as they aim to match their feat of 2006 in reaching the last 16....

Such disappointment is understandable. It raises a question about the point of bringing criminal charges against a corporation, given that a corporate defendant does not face the possibility of imprisonment for the crimes it committed. It is important to remember that criminal liability and punishment may serve multiple purposes. These include deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation. The potential for imprisonment serves each of these aims. The deprivation of liberty that accompanies incarceration creates incentives for responsible conduct....

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has filed lawsuits in some states alleging that votes were counted incorrectly during the November presidential election. Some mail-in ballots in battleground states, such as Pennsylvania, have yet to be fully tabulated. On Saturday, the Associated Press projected that President-elect Joe Biden had obtained victory in Pennsylvania, garnering that state’s 20 electoral votes. During an appearance on Sean Hannity’s program on Fox News, McEnany alleged that there were separate voting processes in Pennsylvania counties depending on their political bent....

Trump continued to stand by his unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by widespread election fraud, but told his supporters, who he called “very special,” to leave the Capitol. “I know your pain. I know you’re hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everybody knows it, especially the other side. But you have to go home now,” the president said....

The television personality of Wheel of Fortune fame has caused ire on social media for his views on the pandemic, which contradict those of the CDC. The 79-year-old took to the social media platform on Monday to condemn what he calls “outrageous lies” in a tweet that was retweeted by the President. “The most outrageous lies are the ones about Covid 19. Everyone is lying,” he said. “The CDC, Media, Democrats, our Doctors, not all but most, that we are told to trust....

“He’s in the hospital right now,” Trump told reporters before his departure. “Hopefully, he’ll be alright, but he’s having a hard time.” The president declined to say what is ailing his youngest brother. Robert Trump, a retired real estate executive, previously worked for the Trump organization and has remained close to the president. “We’ve had a great relationship from the beginning—day one,” the president said Friday. President Trump already had been scheduled to spend the weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he’s expected to speak to a New York law enforcement group Friday evening....

Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, said in a statement shared to Facebook on Wednesday that the reinstatement of the former president’s accounts would come “with new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses.” The accounts are expected to be restored “in the coming weeks.” The decision came roughly two months after Twitter boss Elon Musk reinstated Trump’s account on his platform. The former president has not yet returned to tweeting, despite having been a nearly constant presence on the site prior to his ban in January 2021....

During an address on his health care policies in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump revealed a “historic provision to benefit our great seniors” in his America First Healthcare Plan. “Under my plan, 33 million Medicare beneficiaries will soon receive a card in the mail containing $200 that they can use to help pay for prescription drugs,” the president said. “Nobody’s seen this before. The cards will be mailed out in the coming weeks....

Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday that publishers were “not interested” in publishing books about him unless they were “bad.” The post came after the former president lashed out at Haberman’s book Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, which is set to be published next week. Trump also suggested that some of his associates had wanted to write flattering books about him that later took a negative turn after they “sold out to the Enemy,” although he did not provide any details on the identities of the authors....

Since the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, the Taliban has taken over much of the country’s rural and lands, and over the past six days, the insurgent group has conquered nine provincial capitals, primarily in the north. The group now controls an estimated 65 percent of the country’s territory and 10 of its 34 provincial capitals. President Joe Biden announced in mid-April that he intended to have U.S. troops out of the country by September 11....

Trump has come out in support of hydroxychloroquine despite White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci’s assertion that such a drug has not been proven to be effective against the novel virus. Despite Fauci’s warning, some believe the anti-malaria drug may excel the speed of recovery for those infected with the coronavirus. “They’re not expensive. What do you have to lose?” the president said at the briefing. “What do I know, I’m not a doctor....

Heilemann’s assertion came during a Tuesday discussion on Morning Joe as panelists commented on the first publicly released deposition transcripts from the House impeachment inquiry against Trump. In one of those depositions, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told congressional investigators that she felt unsafe and threatened by Trump’s actions toward her. Yovanovitch was abruptly recalled this summer despite senior State Department officials saying she had done nothing wrong....

The Trump supporters were chanting “F*** Joe Biden” and “Traitor” loudly as they stood across the street from the president, NPR reported. Biden visited Connecticut on Friday to promote his Build Back Better agenda, which includes child care proposals. He is scheduled to attend a dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut. After Biden’s visit, some expressed their discontent with Trump on social media....

The president made the comments as he lashed out at Dr. Rick Bright after a CBS News 60 Minutes interview with the former top health official was aired. Trump accused the show of putting on a “fake” whistleblower, branding Bright a “disgruntled employee who supports Dems.” “This whole Whistleblower racket needs to be looked at very closely, it is causing great injustice & harm,” he tweeted. “I hope you are listening @SenSusanCollins....

The president’s re-election campaign announced on Tuesday that it had raised $20 million with a virtual event co-hosted by Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle, the national chair of the Trump Victory Finance Committee. More than 300,000 donations were made during the fundraiser, which preceded a call between Trump and a contest-winning support teaching in Texas. Releasing a statement on the fundraising haul, Guilfoyle said: “Trump Victory’s groundbreaking fundraising record proves the American people are passionate about gaining four more years under President Trump’s strong leadership....

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had requested a special grand jury in her investigation of 2020 election interference in Georgia. In a letter posted online by the newspaper, Willis told the chief judge of Fulton County’s Superior Court that she sought the grand jury because some witnesses have “refused to cooperate with the investigation absent a subpoena requiring their testimony.” Among witnesses who have refused to cooperate without a subpoena is Raffensberger, Willis noted....